Properties of sound

2/28/02


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Properties of sound

Frequency and wavelength

Pressure vs particle movements

Near field vs far field

Frequencies and wavelengths in air

Acoustical property comparisons

Wavelength problem

Source movement

Phase shifts

Amplitude measurement

Sample sound pressure levels

Amplitude problems

Sound attenuation

Spherical spreading

Atmospheric attenuation

Acoustic impedence

Reflection and refraction

Diffraction

Scattering and wavelengths

Forests attenuate sound

Background noise can mask sounds

Author: Jerry Wilkinson

Email: gw10@umail.umd.edu

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